Valle de Oro National Wildlife Refuge Salt Grass Planting
Valle De Oro National Wildlife Refuge 7851 2nd Street SW, Albuquerque, NM, United StatesSaltgrass planting in the southeast playa wetland
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Saltgrass planting in the southeast playa wetland
Planted native cottonwoods and willows to restore wildlife habitat along the Rio Grande
Come celebrate the start of the season!
Join us at 6:00 PM at REI Albuquerque for a classroom introduction to trail construction and maintenance
Hands-on training in trail construction, maintenance, and repair
Repair tread, improve drainage and noxious weed removal
Repair tread and improve drainage along the 1/4-mile trail to the ruins
Trail work in a sensitive archeological area
Brushwork and deadfall removal on the west side of the Manzanos
Repair tread, improve drainage and noxious weed removal along a CDT connector trail near Cuba, NM